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Press Release

FreedomWorks, Rand Paul Push Back on Efforts to Dismiss the NSA Lawsuit

Washington, DC- The class action lawsuit against the NSA moves forward with another key development towards ending the government’s warrantless NSA spying program on American citizens. In the afternoon of Monday May 19, FreedomWorks and Rand Paul filed their formal opposition to the Obama Administration’s efforts to dismiss the suit.

FreedomWorks and Rand Paul filed for class action status in early February. The lead counsel on the case is former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Earlier in the month, the Obama Administration filed its motion to dismiss the lawsuit on a Friday evening, in hopes it would go unnoticed over the weekend. The motion to dismiss was rooted in the argument that the NSA spying program should not be considered an “injury,” and should therefore be dismissed.

“It’s outrageous that the government would deny that the warrantless collection of citizens’ private phone data is an ‘injury’ to the American people. Sweeping surveillance without warrants doesn’t just injure the civil liberties of Americans, it puts them in the constitutional ICU,” commented FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe.

“The Bill of Rights exists to put a check on impulsive government violations against the rights of individual citizens. We, representing the millions of victims of the largest Fourth Amendment violation in history, have the right to be heard in court.”

The government’s motion to dismiss was preceded by another effort to derail the suit, called a motion for a “stay,” which means the lawsuit would be frozen indefinitely, but not technically dismissed. Opposition to this effort has been officially filed as well.

Kibbe continued, “The Obama Administration is using procedural trickery to sidestep the judicial process and silence the objections of millions of Americans. They are sending a message through action that the powers of the executive branch should be limitless. Constitutional checks and balances are there for a reason, and we will not back down until the American people have our day in court.”

The defendants will have until May 29 to reply to the opposition. FreedomWorks is calling on citizens who believe in the Bill of Rights to support the lawsuit by signing a petition, at www.ConstitutionDefenseFund.com.

FreedomWorks is a grassroots service center to a community of over 6 million activists who believe in individual liberty and constitutionally-limited government. For more information, please visit www.FreedomWorks.org or contact Jackie Bodnar at JBodnar@FreedomWorks.org.

In an era of judicial activism and a lot of nonsense talk about “a living document,” it’s refreshing to see that there are still some Courts interested in upholding the Constitution and defending the freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee voted on the bipartisan Poe-Lofgren Amendment to the USA Freedom Act, a bill intended to reduce to reduce warrantless spying on American citizens. The Amendment offered two desperately needed improvements to the bill. The first would have prevented the government from searching through “incidentally collected data” without a specific warrant except in emergency situations. The second would forbid the government from requesting or mandating that manufacturers include “back doors” in their products to allow for surveillance of the users.

Cory Maye, a loving father of an 18 month old daughter at the time, was sleeping in his living room the day after Christmas at 12:30 a.m. when he heard banging at the door. He had no prior record, but lived in a rough neighborhood, where break-ins had taken place before, so he grabbed his pistol and ran to the back bedroom to defend his daughter.

As one of our more than 6.9 million FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee today and ask them to support the Poe-Lofgren Amendment to the USA FREEDOM Act to limit NSA spying.

The National Security Agency rolled out a website for kids featuring nine anthropomorphic characters and games and activities aimed at teaching children about gathering signals intelligence. There's even a link that directs high school and college students to information about programs at the NSA, as well as what careers are available at the controversial agency.

Jeb Bush continues to defend the National Security Agency's unconstitutional domestic spying program, telling a conservative talk show host that this gross encroachment on the Fourth Amendment is the "best part of the Obama administration."

As one of our over 6.9 million FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on both the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560) and the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (H.R. 1731).

You’ve seen it a thousand times in movies, on police dramas, in any media dealing with crime and punishment. The police show up at a suspect’s house demanding entry, only to have the occupant retort, “Come back when you’ve got a warrant.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in a Facebook post on Saturday, responded to President Barack Obama's sharp criticism of Senate Republicans for the delay of a final confirmation vote for his Attorney General nominee, Loretta Lynch.